Launch of a website dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the European Social Charter Strasbourg, France 28/04/2021 Diminuer la taille du texte Augmenter la taille du texte Imprimer la page Imprimer en PDF The European Social Charter will celebrate its 60th anniversary on 18 October 2021. With this in mind, the Department of the European Social Charter is launching a dedicated webpage to share up-to-date information on 60th anniversary activities and other social rights developments in Europe. For 60 years, the European Social Charter has been protecting the social and economic rights of citizens across Europe. It was open for signature on 18 October 1961 in Turin, Italy.